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    OOOOOOOk... now Hybrid HDD?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by jhl1989, Dec 3, 2011.

  1. jhl1989

    jhl1989 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not sure if I'm happy or not, but as I was about to buy a Samsung SSD 830 Series (512GB) for my Samsung Series 7 Chronos's 750GB Express Cache Hybrid HDD (from I dont know where) my friend stoppped me. The reason why I wanted to change my Hybrid HDD to SDD is because the Hybrid HDD on the Samsung only boosts several things like start up and multitasking and so on. Then I learn (from a techy firend) that SSD's dont last as long as hard drives do. So he recommended me to get a 120 GB SSD SATA III from Intel and the also buy an U32 Shadow™ 1TB External 2.5-in USB 3.0 Mini Portable Hard Drive and also he said that by doing this I could use the SSD for around 3-5 years. After getting a lesson from my friend I came upon the Momentus® XT 750GB Solid State Hybrid Drive and read that it's really good. But I wasn't able to find any information on how it works. I would like to know if theMomentus® XT 750GB Solid State Hybrid Drive does speed everything like a normal SSD or it just functions like the Samsung's 750 GB Express Cache. And could someone also tell me where this Hybrid HDD from my Samsung comes from? Also would you still recommend me to but the Samsung SSD 830 Series (512GB) or recommend me to change to a Momentus® XT 750GB Solid State Hybrid Drive








    *Posted in several different areas cause I'm not sure if I'm on the right area
     
    jhl1989, Dec 3, 2011
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    I wouldn't worry about your SSD wearing out. They do have a limit of number of writes but the average user is unlikely to get anywhere near that limit in several years. Put the SSD in a server, however, where it is handling data being written by many users and the life expectancy will be somewhat shorter.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Dec 4, 2011
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  3. Phil

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    Please do not double post. It's against the rules.
     
    Phil, Dec 4, 2011
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